Click to Search
[{{{type}}}] {{{reason}}}
{{/data.error.root_cause}}
{{{_source.displayDate}}}
{{/_source.showDate}}{{{_source.description}}}
{{#_source.additionalInfo}}{{#_source.additionalFields}} {{#title}} {{{label}}}: {{{title}}} {{/title}} {{/_source.additionalFields}}
{{/_source.additionalInfo}}
You'll receive the Update on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
By Mary Alice Murphy
In a brief meeting this morning, Grant County commissioners heard resolution R-25-41, read by County Manager Charlene Webb. It deals with the need for extra resources to address the Trout Fire, which ignited on Thursday, June 12, 2025, and had grown to more than 12,000 acres bySunday morning.
Numerous residents of the Upper Mimbres and Sapillo Creek areas have evacuated because of the closeness of the Trout Fire. It is burning rapidly through areas in the Gila National Forest that have burned in the recent past.
PHOENIX, AZ, June 16, 2025 – Freeport has again been named one of the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States with its inclusion on The Civic 50 list that recognizes corporate volunteerism and community engagement.
Freeport has made the list 12 times since its inception in 2012. The list is compiled by the Points of Light Foundation, a nonpartisan global nonprofit organization. It recognizes companies with annual U.S. revenues of at least $1 billion that show outstanding achievement in investment of resources, stakeholder engagement and volunteerism that is embedded in their policies and demonstrate measurable impacts.
"Being recognized as one of The Civic 50 is an important affirmation of Freeport's commitment to excellent social performance, which is embedded in our culture, integrated into our business decisions and activities, and based on a goal of building trust with communities," said Tracy Bame, Freeport's Director of Social Responsibility.
"We are deeply committed to giving our communities a voice and working in partnership to help ensure resources are invested in meaningful activities that develop long-term resilience and deliver shared value. We're honored to make the list, as the process helps us determine the efficacy of our efforts in comparison to others."
Impact of investment far-reaching
To maximize the value of the time and resources it dedicates to communities in North America, the company works with a third-party organization, True Impact, to quantify the number of people benefiting and assess the resulting outcomes.
An analysis of 88 programs, representing about $10 million of Freeport's community spending in North America shows about 50,000 people experienced positive social impacts. Those impacts include areas such as improved academic performance; increased access to community resources; improvements in safety, health and well-being; and financial strength through improved employment, professional skills and increased income.
Freeport invested about $211 million in community programs worldwide in 2024. Collaboration with employees, host communities, indigenous people and other stakeholders is a high priority and a key component of the company's "Sustainability Pillars" outlined in its most recent Annual Report on Sustainability.
The Civic 50 rankings are the only such assessment that exclusively measures corporate involvement in communities, according to the organization's website. The Civic 50 was launched in 2012 as a partnership between Points of Light, the National Conference on Citizenship and Bloomberg LP.
Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Eastern Black Range Foothills-
Sierra County Lakes-Northern Dona Ana County-Southern Dona Ana
County/Mesilla Valley-Otero Mesa-Central Grant County/Silver City
Area-West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands-East Central
Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo-Southeast Tularosa Basin-Northern
Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Southern Hudspeth Highlands-
Southwest Area
Incident Management Team
TEAM 4 – Andrew Mandell – INCIDENT COMMANDER
MAP and Smoke Outlook at the bottom
Trout Fire public meeting taking place today at 6:00 p.m. in Silver City
Morning Update for June 16, 2025
Southwest Area
Incident Management Team
TEAM 4 – Andrew Mandell – INCIDENT COMMANDER
Communities urged to monitor evacuation status for Trout Fire
Public meeting scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Monday, June 16
Evening Update for June 15, 2025
Map Below
Fire Information Phone: 575-323-8964 (8 a.m. – 8 p.m.)
Acres: 12,330 Start Date: June 12, 2025
Location: 12 miles north of Silver City, NM Cause: Undetermined
Personnel: 552 Fuels: Grass, brush and timber
Containment: 0%
ROAD CLOSURE:
CLOSURE- Magdalena Area
Closure, NM 163 southbound from mile marker 11, 11 miles south of NM52 to mile marker 38, 38 miles south of NM 52. Closed due to a forest fire.
Page 14 of 140
WARNING: All articles and photos with a byline or photo credit are copyrighted to the author or photographer. You may not use any information found within the articles without asking permission AND giving attribution to the source. Photos can be requested and may incur a nominal fee for use personally or commercially.
Disclaimer: If you find errors in articles not written by the Beat team but sent to us from other content providers, please contact the writer, not the Beat. For example, obituaries are always provided by the funeral home or a family member. We can fix errors, but please give details on where the error is so we can find it. News releases from government and non-profit entities are posted generally without change, except for legal notices, which incur a small charge.
NOTE: If an article does not have a byline, it was written by someone not affiliated with the Beat and then sent to the Beat for posting.
Images: We have received complaints about large images blocking parts of other articles. If you encounter this problem, click on the title of the article you want to read and it will take you to that article's page, which shows only that article without any intruders.
New Columnists: The Beat continues to bring you new columnists. And check out the old faithfuls who continue to provide content.
Newsletter: If you opt in to the Join GCB Three Times Weekly Updates option above this to the right, you will be subscribed to email notifications with links to recently posted articles.
It has come to this editor's attention that people are sending information to the Grant County Beat Facebook page. Please be aware that the editor does not regularly monitor the page. If you have items you want to send to the editor, please send them to editor@grantcountybeat.com. Thanks!
Here for YOU: Consider the Beat your DAILY newspaper for up-to-date information about Grant County. It's at your fingertips! One Click to Local News. Thanks for your support for and your readership of Grant County's online news source—www.grantcountybeat.com
Feel free to notify editor@grantcountybeat.com if you notice any technical problems on the site. Your convenience is my desire for the Beat. The Beat totally appreciates its readers and subscribers!
Compliance: Because you are an esteemed member of The Grant County Beat readership, be assured that we at the Beat continue to do everything we can to be in full compliance with GDPR and pertinent US law, so that the information you have chosen to give to us cannot be compromised.
Those new to providing news releases to the Beat are asked to please check out submission guidelines at https://www.grantcountybeat.com/about/submissions. They are for your information to make life easier on the readers, as well as for the editor.
Advertising: Don't forget to tell advertisers that you saw their ads on the Beat.
Classifieds: We have changed Classifieds to a simpler option. Check periodically to see if any new ones have popped up. Send your information to editor@grantcountybeat.com and we will post it as soon as we can. Instructions and prices are on the page.
